Follows Ryan's life in Chino before living with the Cohens. Sandy gets involved and tries to help but can't do as much as he'd like right away. Eventual Sandy Ryan bonding and comfort. Bit of language. Mentions of abuse

After the Oliver incident in Season 1. Child services find out about Ryan's school troubles and take him away. Sandy and Kirsten do everything they can to try to get him back with some help from an unlikely source. New chapter for you guys!

After Luke's dad goes public with his sexuality, his life spirals out of control. Ryan is there for him during his darkest hour. Meanwhile, a severe illness threatens to send the life that Ryan's been trying to build with the Cohens crashing down on him.

Ryan never met Sandy and ended up in a group home. Years later, he meets Summer in the town where she attends college. They fall in love and have a child, but then fall on extreme hard times. Can their marriage survive when everything else falls apart?

AU version. Sandy didn't go in when he dropped Ryan off in the pilot. Ryan has been trying to make it on his own but reaches out to Sandy for help, only for Kirsten to throw up roadblocks. Kirsten's a cold one in this one. That may or may not change;

Set in Season 1 after the events of "Casino Night". Ryan has a new home and new legal guardians, but what's it going to take for him to realize that he's actually a member of the family? Sick!Ryan/Ryan&Cohen Clan Bonding

Ryan gets the flu during his first winter with the Cohens. How will the Cohen clan plus 1 cope? How will Ryan deal with weakness in front of his new family? Will Marissa be too lost in her own drama to be helpful? Don't you just love a sick helpless Ryan?

This is my first fic. A different version of Ryan's dad's arrival in Newport. Consider this an AU altogether for your sanity. Frank shows up in Newport unexpectedly and wreaks havoc on the Cohen household, leaving Sandy and Kirsten to pick up the pieces.

Ryan is sick. It's not anything he can challenge to a fist fight. Seth can't bore it to death with mindless chatter. It's nothing Sandy can sue and take to court. For once, everyone is helpless. Chapter twenty two FINALLY up!

Sequel to Bad Behavior. While Ryan's finally found a home that appreciates him, there are still ghosts from his past that keep him from enjoying certain parts of his new life. And, even on his best behavior, there's still trouble to be had.

The Cohen family is in for a rude awakening when the newest member of their family, Ryan, sets out to break all the rules. Little does Ryan know, a normal family life may be just what he needs the most.

She wished that she could take away his past. She wished that she could go back and time and replace all the terrible things that he had seen and had happened to him in his life. She wished that Ryan was her son by blood.

Leftover from the sentence challenge: "Grace Thompson, a 58 year old, well to do VP of a major corporation back East, finds out that the daughter she lost contact with when she ran away at age 15, has two sons, Trey and Ryan."

When Trey is released early from prison, the Cohen's welcome him as part of their family. But they soon regret their kindness when Trey's past catches up to him and he quickly falls back to his old ways, placing Ryan in grave danger. This story is the conclusion to "A Deal With the Devil" and "To Be Seventeen".

A sequel to the story "To Be Seventeen", the Cohen's make plans to adopt Ryan as he begins to adjust to life in Newport, much to Caleb's dismay. When Caleb concocts a plan to rid his family of Ryan, he quickly begins to realize he may have actually made a deal with the devil.

When Sandy is unable to locate Ryan's mother, he and Kirsten decide to become his legal guardians. But, what happens when Dawn returns and wants Ryan back? Does she really have her son's best interest at heart and can she be trusted? Unstable/neglectful Dawn, hurt/sick Ryan.

Ryan moves back to Chino believing he is the father of Theresa's baby, but the Cohens think Theresa is hiding something. Will their interference in his life push him away and, if so, will it be too late to reach him when the truth comes out?